ရေမြင်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From ရေ (re, water) +‎ မြင်း (mrang:, horse). Probably a calque from Chinese 河馬河马 (hémǎ). Compare Shan မႃႉၼမ်ႉ (mâ̰a nâ̰m).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jèmjɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: re-mrang: • ALA-LC: remraṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ye-myin: • Okell: yeimyìñ

Noun

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ရေမြင်း (re-mrang:) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. hippopotamus
  2. sea horse

Further reading

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